Tag: Mass
Mass setting is musician’s gift to Saint Joseph
For the parish of Saint Joseph’s in Moorebank, this year dedicated to its patron has been a particularly fruitful one.
From the formation of a...
Simcha Fisher: Does it matter if a priest makes up his...
What's important about a homily?
Would it bother you if your priest delivered ready-made sermons, written by someone else? A lot of Catholics say they...
The Maronite Mum: Children at Church
Liza Abouharb, the Maronite Mum, reflects on a story parents are all too familiar with... Mass with young children
I could sit here and start...
A Very Special Mass
Campion College’s first Alumnus ordained to the priesthood returned Monday 1 March to celebrate the 2021 Matriculation Mass.
2011 graduate Fr Reginald Mary OP was...
Philippa Martyr: Mass figures offer potential ways to adapt
We need to start asking what motivates our church-goers
This is my final piece on the Australian Catholic Mass Attendance Report 2016, at least for...
New Greater Sydney rules: masks at Mass and congregations of 100
Premier Berejiklian defended her decision on the go-ahead for the New Year's Test as necessary to preserve jobs and keep public morale high
Cabin Mass a High Point
The Shire landscaper is one of thousands of people watching the online offerings by Cronulla’s St Aloysius, and he says he has never felt...
Philippa Martyr: Lost sheep need prayer first
So how can we go after our lost sheep, while not losing yet more sheep in the process?
No one can say that Catholics who...
“Blessed” to be back at church
Many Catholics returned to Mass across NSW for the first time in more than three months.
Parishes prepare for greater numbers
Strict precautions are in place for Masses as restrictions allow congregations of up to 50.
Simcha Fisher: Emotions not the same as faith
Feeling guilty about not feeling devastated without Mass?
It's been a long, dry spell. Many Catholics have never gone this long without receiving the Eucharist...
Monica Doumit: It’s too easy to criticise bishops
Don’t judge them too quickly on shutting churches
Last week, I was sent a petition and asked to sign it.
The petition, which I imagine many...
